2024-2025学年八年级英语下册单元重难点高频易错题专练（沪教牛津版） Unit 8 Life in the future 单元话题阅读理解 一、阅读理解 Welcome to our future life! You get up in the morning and look into the mirror. You look young. In 2035, many people can live to be about 150 years old. So at the age of 40, you're not old at all. And your parents look the same age as you! You say to your shirt, "Turn red." It changes (改变) from blue to red. In 2035, "smart clothes" can change the color or style (样式；款式) as you like. You walk into the kitchen. You pick up the milk, but you hear the voice, "You shouldn't drink that!" Your fridge (冰箱) remembers the information about the milk. It knows that the milk is not fresh. In 2035, every household appliance (家用电器) is like your secretary (秘书) . It's time to go to work. In 2035, cars drive themselves. Just tell your "smart car" where to go. On the way, you can call a friend with your watch. Such "smart technology (科技；工艺) " is all around you. So can these things come true "All these can come true, even better," says a scientist. I am looking forward to the new life. 1．How do "you" look in the mirror in 2035 A．Healthy. B．Fat. C．Young. D．Tired. 2．Where is the "voice" from A．The watch. B．The secretary. C．The milk. D．The fridge. 3．What are the cars in 2035 like A．They run in the sky. B．They don't need gas. C．They don't need drivers. D．They can talk with humans. 4．Which of the following is True about the life in 2035 A．People can call their friends with a watch. B．People don't need to wear clothes. C．People don't need to have breakfast. D．People won't get old. 5．What does the writer think of the life in the future A．It will be as good as now. B．It will be much better than now. C．It will be as bad as now. D．It will be much worse than now. 6．阅读理解 Today there are nearly 7. 4 billion people on Earth. By the year 2050 there may be 9. 8 billion. There are many people to feed. We need more and more food. One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic (基因的) material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified (转基因的) foods, or GM foods. By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. Scientists make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases: a kind of rice will be grown, for example, which stops people becoming blind. Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food. GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them because they ... ...
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